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[ link to andina.pe (secure)] Peru: Cave art found on Inca Trail crossing Archaeological Park of Machu Picchu
Archaeologists from the Decentralized Culture Directorate in Cusco (DDC Cusco) have discovered samples of cave art in a sector of the Qhapaq Ñan or Great Inca Trail that crosses the Archaeological Park of Machu Picchu in Peru.
Said samples consist of a set of images painted on different parts of a huge rock and represent figures of camelids and the sun —the most important deity for the Inca civilization.
The archaeologist explained that this cave art was associated with a funerary context and the cult of the apus (guardian deities in the form of mountains), such as the Huacayhuilca and Casamentuyoc mountains, as well as the Huilcamayo River —considered sacred and located near the area.
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